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Cell & Microbiology Jun 19, 2024

Using soil bacteria to help accelerate discovery of new antibiotics

Northeastern researcher Kim Lewis is spearheading an effort to accelerate discovery of new antibiotics as part of a multi-institutional project to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.

Environment Jun 19, 2024

Much of the Nord Stream gas remained in the sea after 2022 explosion, finds study

Much of the methane released into the southern Baltic Sea from the Nord Stream gas pipeline has remained in the water. This is shown by measurements taken by researchers from the University of Gothenburg.

Plants & Animals Jun 18, 2024

Investigating nematode-microbe interactions in lab-simulated decomposed beetle environments

Beneath the surface, bacterivorous nematodes are key players in the nutrient cycle, consuming bacteria that decompose organic matter. Traditionally, these nematodes are studied in laboratory environments where isolated bacterial ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 17, 2024

How a deadly strain of salmonella fine-tunes its infection tactics

Disease-causing microbes have evolved sophisticated strategies for invading the body, flourishing in often hostile environments and evading immune defenses. In a new study, Professor Cheryl Nickerson, her Arizona State University ...

Nanophysics Jun 17, 2024

Physicists discover a new optical property that measures the twist in tiny helices

A new nonlinear optical property of tiny particles has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by physicists at the University of Bath, with important implications for researchers working in fields as diverse ...

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

Do horse rides along this Florida causeway pollute the bay? A DNA test has answers

Leaders of environment watch group Suncoast Waterkeeper say they have new DNA evidence linking popular horseback rides in Florida's Palma Sola Bay to water pollution.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 17, 2024

When bacteria are buckling: Study supports propulsion based on adhesion forces rather than slime extrusion

Filamentous cyanobacteria buckle at a certain length when they encounter an obstacle. This was discovered by the research group of Stefan Karpitschka, group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization ...

Other Jun 15, 2024

Saturday Citations: Bacterial warfare, a self-programming language model, passive cooling in the big city

There's a lot of science news in seven days, so just because a new study isn't cited here on Saturday morning doesn't mean it didn't happen. A lot more has happened. But also, check out these four stories:

Cell & Microbiology Jun 14, 2024

Upper surface of coastal waters can accumulate bacteria and antibiotics, study finds

Antibiotics in the uppermost water surface, known as the sea surface microlayer, can significantly affect the number of bacteria present and contribute to the adaptation of marine bacteria against widely used antibiotics. ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 14, 2024

A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance: Temperature

Scientists from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), together with colleagues from the University of Montpellier (France) and the University of Oldenburg (Germany), have tested how a fever could affect the development ...

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